So...Spring Break 2016. Let’s recap, shall we?
It began with a plan to have a couple of contractors come out in order to get bids for two summer projects. Our master bath shower enclosure has issues and we want to replace it with semi-frameless glass and to level out the marble shower bench so the water runs off instead of pools. But before we could even get spring break out of the starting gate the shower door fell off. Yes, that’s right. Fell off. And the project is going to take two contractors (Longview Glass and Granite Planet, great people) and up to two weeks to do, making June the next available time. So a curtain rod and cheap shower curtain it is for the next four months.
Next project...moving/replacing a (15 year old) water heater currently located in the attic above our bedroom so we can have a second attic space and not have the thing rupture over our heads some dark night. Out comes Baker Bros. Plumbers to take a look (more great people). We open the attic door and lo, too late. It’s already leaking. Did I mention it was right over our bed? There is no time to relocate and do all the work we need to do to get the second attic space. We simply had to replace it. Quickly. Appointment made for early the next morning. Power goes out. Rescheduled for the next day. Okay. Water heater goes in. Water goes out.
Well, not out. We’re actually just on a boil water order. For four days and counting.
Did I mention we were getting record rainfall over spring break? No? Well, we did. Friends and family have been worried about us what with being on the national news and all. But I’ve been far more worried about family and friends in East Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and home in Kentucky. We’re mostly high but not real dry at our house. Far too many people don’t have much of their houses left. Or they had to leave them behind until the water receded, not knowing what was left. A little leak in a water heater suddenly didn’t seem so bad.
Official Press Release:
March 9, 2016
PRESS RELEASE OF DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY
City of Kilgore Mayor R.E. Spradlin has declared a State of Emergency in response to a severe weather event. This major event has caused widespread flooding, rescue situations, and the displacement of homeowners. The City is requiring mandatory evacuations of homeowners and businesses that have experienced flooding and requesting evacuations of homes that are near the flooded area. Another round of severe weather is expected to come through Kilgore in the early afternoon hours. Displaced homeowners are recommended to relocate to shelters or hotels at this time. Check City of Kilgore website or Facebook page for information regarding shelter locations
With the rain came some very severe storms. Since we have satellite TV and internet it was hard to keep up with all the warnings. It got harder when two of the TVs zapped out. It might have something to do with the large parts of various trees which fell in the yard. Now we have to replace the TVs, which should be easy, but not when you can’t remember which wires go where in our (dis)connected world. We’ll get them back up and running soon. I really don’t miss all the political news hoo-haa anyway.
Meanwhile there has been little to no movement on medical issues I hoped to take care of while off school. I keep going to Tyler for bloodwork and more bloodwork. Seems to be a vampire convention in town. But the MRI folks must be at a different event. They call me up then call me off when I get there. For more bloodwork. If things don’t get resolved soon the diagnosis may very well be anemia.
So I’m calling for a Convention of Schools to declare a spring break do-over. We all need it. The kids need sunshine. The teachers need some dry relaxation (or wet relaxation if it’s in a glass). Me? I need time to learn two new remote controls.
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